Selling Sex at a Cost

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You know that feeling at 2am when you're Googling alone, hoping no one finds out? When sex feels complicated and there's no one safe to talk to about it? When you're wondering if something is wrong with you, or if you're the only one feeling this way? You're not. And you never were. GETSOME is the podcast for anyone who's carried sexual shame in silence. It's for the questions you've been too embarrassed to ask, the patterns that confuse you, and the nagging feeling that maybe you're not broken... you're just human. After a hiatus to complete her first book, certified sex therapist Michelle Fischler is back with the unshaming conversations you've been waiting for. GETSOME doesn't give you technique lists or clinical lectures. Instead, Michelle meets you at the exact point of your confusion and helps you see what's actually happening in your mind, body and your nervous system, so you can stop measuring yourself against myths and start trusting yourself. Coming April 28, 2026: The Unshaming Guide to Early Ejaculation and Lasting Longer. Learn more and pre-order at comingsoonbook.ca. Season 4 is in the works, and we're genuinely excited to be back.

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29 Dec, 2022

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Selling Sex at a Cost

Various organizations across Canada are advocating for the decriminalization of sex work. This includes the Canadian Association of Social Workers, who’s code of ethics seeks to balance the protection of individuals and the principle of doing no harm with autonomy and self-determination. The advocacy only applies to the selling of sex between two consenting adults.

Today’s guests, Elizabeth Weisz and Katherine Van Meyl, are supporters of the decriminalization of sex work. Elizabeth Weisz is a companion and sex worker who has been in the industry for almost seven years. Katherine Van Meyl is a therapist who adopts a psychodynamic perspective in the treatment of couples, families, and individuals. She also used to be part of the sex work industry and is creating a documentary highlighting male sex workers’ experiences within the industry.

In this episode, host Michelle Fischler speaks with Elizabeth and Katherine about their experiences in the industry, thoughts on the decriminalization of the industry, and more.

Show Notes:

2:25: Defining industry terminology – “sex worker” versus “companion

11:37: Legalities of sex work

23:13: Safety of sex workers

29:41: Supporting sex workers as a therapist

35:32: Relying on the sex work community as a sex worker

38:00: Getting into the industry

51:12: Benefits of being in the industry

57:56: Katherine’s documentary

Find Katherine Van Meyl here:

www.umbrellainsights.ca

Twitter: @KatVanMeyl

Instagram: @KatVanMeyl

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-van-meyl/

Find Elizabeth Wiesz here:

Twitter: @YourElizabethTO

IG: @Ellieweisz_to

Website: www.meetelizabethweisz.com (http://www.meetelizabethweisz.com/)

CASW The Canadian Association of Social Workers Provides Recommendations for a Safer, Better Canada for Sex-Workers

https://www.casw-acts.ca/en/canadian-association-social-workers-provides-recommendations-safer-better-canada-sex-workers

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If you have questions or topic suggestions for the podcast, email them to michelle@getsome.ca. As well, you can now record your messages for us! Please record your message/question in a quiet room and use your phone’s headphones with a built-in mic if possible.

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All opinions expressed by podcast guests / participants are solely their current opinions and do not reflect the opinions of GETSOME Inc. or affiliates or the companies with which the podcast guests / participants are affiliated, and may have been previously disseminated by them. The guests / participants opinions are based upon information they consider reliable, but neither GETSOME Inc. nor its affiliates, nor the companies with which such guests/participants are affiliated, warrant its completeness or accuracy, and it should not be relied upon as such.

If our lens on sex resonates with you, Michelle’s first book—Coming Soon: The Unshaming Guide to Early Ejaculation and Lasting Longer— is now available on Audible.

Narrated by Katie Jensen of Vocal Fry Studios.

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